A capital ship!
Xia Fei got the same result, be it the life detector or the infrared detector. There were no signs of life on the capital ship, and the interior of the ship was not damaged at all.
After pacing back and forth on the bridge a few times, Xia Fei decided to collect the spare parts first, leaving the rest for later.
The ship's detector got busy once more, shooting beams of light at the sunken ship. It was obvious that the wreckage had never been salvaged before, and there were plenty of useful spare parts.
The detector and the salvager worked together, and soon, all seven of the spare parts were salvaged.
There was only one question left, and that was whether or not he should board the Thanatos-class warship and take a look.
The floating capital ship nearby was like a giant magnet, firmly attracting Xia Fei's attention. Aside from figuring out why the ship was abandoned here, there was something else that attracted Xia Fei's attention: whether or not the ship could be used.
The probability of finding a capital ship in space was even lower than winning the lottery, and now that a Thanatos-class warship was right in front of Xia Fei, how could he not be tempted?
Go and take a look. This is a capital ship, after all. There must be plenty of useful things on it. You'll be rich even if you only get a small part of it. Phantom was also egging Xia Fei on.
Xia Fei took a few puffs and pondered for a long time. Finally, the temptation of a capital ship overcame his fear of the unknown.
Xia Fei decided to take a gamble. He raised his head, his eyes gleaming as he muttered to himself, Fortune is found in danger. Let's go. What's the big deal?
Phantom was overjoyed, repeatedly praising Xia Fei for his wise decision. He was just a ghost, so he had no qualms about taking risks.
Boarding a naval capital ship was not an easy task. First, he needed to establish a connection with the ship from the outside, then order it to open the landing module and activate the life support and gravity systems.
The ships of the navy all had their own special decoders, which were not something that a civilian ship like Xia Fei could control. Giving it an order was like playing the lute to a cow; it was not the same approach at all.
Xia Fei turned his head and slapped his thigh. I've got it!
He operated the salvage device to retrieve a military decoder from a Donix-class battleship and skillfully attached it to his ship.
The old military decoder model was not perfect. Its separation protection device had a fatal flaw. It could be forcibly activated from the outside using electrodes.
In other words, as long as anyone has a military decoder, they can use this flaw to install it on their ship, making the Navy mistakenly think that it is a military ship.
Xia Fei had learned this technique from Porters notes, but he did not expect to put it to use so quickly.
Soon, the military decoder went into operation, and Xia Fei sent a request to the Thanatos-class carrier to enter the ship for repairs.
The flagship's AI system mistakenly thought that it was an order from an ally, so it obediently opened the maintenance bay and activated the ship's life-support system and gravity system.
Xia Fei piloted the warship into the maintenance bay, opened the hatch, and alighted.
The maintenance warehouse was huge, and all kinds of maintenance equipment were arranged in it. It was extremely well-equipped.
After taking off the cumbersome work clothes, Xia Fei was only wearing his Windshade Mark IV combat suit, Chasing Light fastened to his arm.
Calming himself down, Xia Fei began to quickly search the interior of the ship.
The biggest impression this Thanatos-class carrier gave Xia Fei was that it was huge, with countless roads and rooms as if it was a city.
'Not a single corpse. ' Xia Fei was secretly surprised. Under normal circumstances, a capital ship would have tens of thousands of soldiers to manage and maintain it, yet Xia Fei had not found a single corpse during his search. Could it be that everyone on the ship had disappeared?
To find out what had happened to this ship, he would first need to go to the command deck to check its work records and the captain's log. Xia Fei did not stop to make his way to the command deck.
He took the elevator to the top floor of the ship, and Xia Fei followed the long corridor to the command deck.
Large red words warned people not to enter the command deck without permission, and the thick black alloy door was tightly shut.
Pressing a button, Xia Fei opened the door and walked in.
'Corpse. 'Xia Fei discovered a corpse on the captain's seat the moment he entered the command deck.
The corpse had already turned black, looking like a mummy. Its body was shriveled like a piece of dead wood, and its two black holes were staring out at the sea of stars outside the porthole.
After circling around the corpse a few times, Xia Fei discovered that the cause of death was suicide. A golden laser gun had fallen to the ground, and the dead man's temple had a hole in it.
Xia Fei picked up the laser gun from the ground. The gun was of excellent workmanship, and every part had been meticulously polished, making it feel heavy in his hand.
There were even several beautiful gems embedded in the gun's body, making it look like a gorgeous work of art.
The Adjudicators were strictly prohibited from using guns, but Xia Fei did not care about that. This gun was so special that it must be worth a lot of money. After some thought, Xia Fei stored it in his spatial ring.
There was a control panel in front of the captain's seat, and on it were the belongings of the dead man neatly arranged, as if he had placed them there before he died.
Xia Fei stepped forward to check the items one by one.
There were two golden stars that represented his status. From the shape and pattern of the stars, this man should be a lieutenant admiral. The highest position in the navy was the admiral, and a lieutenant admiral was already a very high position in the military.
There was also a metal card threaded through a silver necklace. This was an identity card, and it was required to verify one's identity when performing high-level operations.
This was very important. Xia Fei had it, which was equivalent to having the command of the flagship, allowing him to issue orders as he pleased. Even if he wanted it to self-destruct, it would not hesitate to do so.
There was also a bunch of medals of all kinds, such as the Alliance Hero Medal, the Navy Fearless Medal, and so on. Every medal represented this lieutenant admiral's glorious resume, representing his past achievements.
There was also an exquisite ring with a heart-shaped red gem embedded in it. The workmanship and quality were impeccable, especially that red gem. It felt warm to the touch as if it had a life of its own.
Xia Fei curiously asked, Phantoms, what is this red ring?
Phantom took a few glances and said in a deep voice, This is the Crimson Drill Star, used by mental ability users. It can increase their mental energy and is very rare. I already said that as long as you land on this flagship, you'll definitely find something. How is it?
Is it very valuable? Xia Fei asked.
Phantom sighed. Why do you have to bring money into everything? The Crimson Drill Star may not be of much use to you, but it's a rare treasure to mental ability users. Something of this level can only be exchanged; no one would be stupid enough to exchange it for star coins.
If there's a chance, you can use this ring to exchange for a top-grade Wind Spirit Ring used by speed ability users. There won't be a problem with that, Phantom excitedly said.
Xia Fei nodded. Truly top-grade items could only be bartered, or very few people would exchange them for star coins. After all, many top-grade items could not be bought with money.
Happily storing these items into his spatial ring, Xia Fei rummaged through the lieutenant general's body. Unfortunately, he did not have a spatial ring on him.
Xia Fei shook his head, feeling somewhat regretful. How can a lieutenant general not have a spatial ring?
Phantom nearly fainted. He hated Xia Fei's greed to the bone.
Xia Fei went to the command deck and turned on the mainframe, wanting to find out why this ship had been abandoned here and where the other crew members had gone.
Inserting the lieutenant general's ID card into the card slot, Xia Fei pulled up his captain's log and learned that his name was Robert, belonging to the 5th Naval War Zone.
Xia Fei quickly flipped through and finally found Robert's log from before the ship's fall.
July 1st. The long-awaited transfer order has finally arrived. Tomorrow, I'll be leading the Navy's 064 Combined Fleet to infiltrate the insectoid base from the flank and launch a sneak attack on their logistics routes, striving to destroy their logistics base. The soldiers of the fleet have no idea how dangerous this mission will be, but every one of them is very excited. I'm very excited, too. Victory will belong to the great Pan-Human Alliance.
"On the 2nd of July, the 064 Integrated Fleet departed from the base and advanced into the vast space. The Navy's Grand Admiral Yuan Ke personally issued a combat order to me. I will not let the Grand Admiral down. I will not let the people of the Alliance down."
July 5th. This part of space is simply too strange. Our fleet is deep in space, and our communication signal can only be transmitted within a range of a million kilometers. We've lost control of our propulsion system and fire-control system. As a mental ability user, I can clearly sense that there's an unparalleled pressure closing in on us, but I can't tell my soldiers about this. I must bear all of this by myself.
July 7th. An uneasy atmosphere has begun to spread throughout the fleet, and the situation hasn't gotten any better. Two battleships suddenly opened fire at each other for unknown reasons. In less than ten minutes, my fleet has lost them forever. I can hear the cries of my soldiers on their deathbed through the communicator. Their voices are so tragic and filled with despair. Just who is using this spiritual pressure to control us? I must find that person! July 13th. The commander of battleship 586324789 is a good friend of mine. He told me two words at the very last moment: run for your life!
July 13th. It's been eight days since our fleet fell into this part of space, and the situation is getting worse and worse. I can sense that this powerful spiritual force is all around us, and there's no way we can retreat. Apothecary Ziyun has just sent me a medicine that can temporarily increase my mental ability. We mustn't give up. I must gather all the mental ability users together to fight against this mysterious spiritual force. No matter what, I must give it a try. "
Xia Fei felt his scalp go numb when he saw this. The moment he met Phantoms eyes, Xia Fei noticed that there was a hint of unease in his eyes.
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